Refer thread re " Wedding Plans" in Heretics section for info re pre-wedding festivities... all readers of this board are welcome to a stag/ hen night with a difference: Friday 9 April 2010 at Colvend Village Hall

Just to join in the spirit of the Christmas Quiz I'll have a go. John's guesses sound likely to me, Oak would have been a first choice, but I wonder if it is something unusual or untypical of the species? Just to be different I'll go for Apple/ Pear. Hope the mince pies are going down well

Make it, mend it, wear it out, Make it do or do without.FB Simon Lamb Green woodwork

Here is a poorly lit picture of the stool I finished just before Christmas.

Richard D will testify to the cool location, especially this Sunday past, I'm sorry about all that smaoke mate, but you did do a really good job soldiering on and getting your stool finished

I would have posted earlier but my fingers have only just thawed out sufficient to type

Cleaved and shaved legs (the stool not me) and turned rails. The top is shaker tape from Kevin Beauregard who is just outside Edinburgh - I called in to see him in early December although he does mail order.

A big thankyou to Richard Law tutor, mentor and custodian of t'Bodgery for all his guidance.

RichI love the stool but I have a question. How do you drill one mortice square to another as the legs are shaved and not parallel? Do you line it up by eye (obvious answer) or do you use some other method?Thanks

So, I posted a picture of my "shop" a couple of weeks ago when we had a fairly deep snow, about 18". That all went away after about 5 days.Anyway, I made some comments in the above posting if you'd care to review.This next photo was taken at 7:00 PM EST. Same view. Same "shop". Blizzard conditions. You may have heard on the news about the winter snow storm(s) that have been slamming the mid-Atlantic eastern United States. This is the second round and boy, am I tired of taking pictures of snow. Here is a picture of my new winter shop. Not much turning going on here but I am being busy while waiting to be able to get out of our cul-de-sac. We were snowed in from Friday evening to Tuesday morning so far this week. Looks like we'll be snowed in again for a few days. Ah well. Spoons and back scratchers it is.